Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 38,720 number in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
38,720 number
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
29th
of 131 countries
All-time high
38,720 number
in 2004
All-time low
28,883 number
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2004

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, 2000–2004

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000200220042000: 28.9k number2001: 31.6k number2002: 32.8k number2003: 35.7k number2004: 38.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2004, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia stood at 38,720 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over five years.

Malaysia ranks 29th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2004.
Year number Change
2000 28,883 number
2001 31,630 number +9.5%
2002 32,778 number +3.6%
2003 35,729 number +9.0%
2004 38,720 number +8.4%

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 26 Belgium 52,048 number
  2. 27 Bangladesh 43,038 number compare
  3. 28 Romania 39,586 number compare
  4. 30 Myanmar 37,144 number compare
  5. 31 Sudan 33,167 number
  6. 32 Chile 31,852 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia was 38,720 number in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 38,720 number in 2004.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 28,883 number in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 29th out of 131 countries with data for 2004.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.